Chuuk

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

An island group and state of the Federated States of Micronesia in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. Site of a major Japanese naval base during World War II, the islands were part of the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947 to 1978.

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Examples

Upon a diving vacation in the 80s, she went to visit a hospital on the island of Chuuk, and upon seeing the awful conditions of the hospital, she started efforts to donate medical supplies, and that was the influence for her to start her charity.